Executive moves

Law firm Husch Blackwell has hired Charles D. “Chip” Nottingham to be a partner in its Washington office.
Nottingham has held senior positions in Congress, the U.S. Department of Transportation and in state government. He worked closely with leadership of the Senate and House. In 2006, Nottingham was confirmed by the Senate to a five-year term on the Surface Transportation Board. He served as the STB’s chairman (2006-2009), commissioner (2009-2010) and vice chairman (2011) and worked closely with the freight rail, energy, agriculture, motor carrier, moving and storage, automotive and chemical industries.

Mike Heiligenstein, executive director of the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, has been elected president of the International Bridge Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA), an association of owners and operators of toll facilities and the businesses that serve them.
He will serve as IBTTA president for one year. He was most recently the association’s first vice president.